Prudent Man Advisors LLC Boosts Holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM

Prudent Man Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 20,065 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 80 shares during the quarter. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF accounts for 0.9% of Prudent Man Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest position. Prudent Man Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $2,675,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in VYM. Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.3% during the 1st quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 7,312,162 shares of the company’s stock valued at $942,976,000 after purchasing an additional 90,605 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.1% during the 1st quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 5,760,304 shares of the company’s stock valued at $742,849,000 after purchasing an additional 117,074 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 10.8% during the 1st quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,816,873 shares of the company’s stock valued at $492,413,000 after purchasing an additional 372,066 shares during the last quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $366,524,000. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 6.3% during the 1st quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 2,490,460 shares of the company’s stock valued at $321,170,000 after purchasing an additional 146,915 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

VYM stock opened at $141.62 on Friday. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 52 week low of $112.05 and a 52 week high of $142.22. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $140.01 and its 200 day moving average is $133.51. The firm has a market cap of $66.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.84.

About Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

The Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund (VYM) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the FTSE Custom High Dividend Yield index. The fund tracks the FTSE High Dividend Yield Index. The index selects high-dividend-paying US companies, excluding REITS, and weights them by market cap. VYM was launched on Nov 10, 2006 and is managed by Vanguard.